Insect-destroyer.



G. VAN P. HOSELTON.

INSECT DESTROYER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 11, 1911.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

WI T/VES $55 UNITE El STATE CHARLES VAN FELT HOSELTON, OF CARTERVILLE, MISSOURI.

INSECT-DESTROYER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

Application filed May 11, 1911. Serial Ho. 626,593

To all whom it may concern:

wiBe it known that 1, CHARLES Vin FELT ,lIosEr/ms', a citizen of the United States, residing at Cartcrville, in the county of Jars per and State of Missouri, have in ented certain new and us-t'tnl Improvements in Insect-Destroyers; and I do hereby declare the following to he a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will en ableothers skilled in the art to which it an pertains to nizilzc and use incsonic.

This invention relates to means for (l6-- stroying ins and has special reference to n uni-chine for attracting", trapping and cmi'nnting insects of various kinds which destroy cotton plants, fruits etc.

An object of the invention is to provide menns for attracting insects such moths, by means of illumination and means for drawing the ninth i'niiicrs thus attracted into a hiaze to destroy the nuisances. 1

Another object is to provide means for crcating the above referred to light for attracting the inillcrs and for trotting the blaze to destroy the nuisances, and, another object is to provide a machine ofthe above stated character which will attract millers from all directions and destroy the nuisances automatically.

Other objects and advantages wiil he l'iercinafter set forth and pointed out in the specification and claim.

ln the accompanying drawings which are a part of this application, Figure 1 is .a, side clcvation of the complete machine, and Fig. 2 is a vcrticai sectional view through the emulating furnace.

Referring to the drawings in which sinihu' reference numerals represent cot-rcsponahng parts throughout the sc e sl views, 1 indicates the platform which is mounted upon wheels 2 and supports the destroyer. The gnsolcne supply tank 3 positioned upon the rear end of the platform 1 and SllPilllQ-S gzisolcne to tho gasoicne engine i, positi .-nc l near the tank. The en gine 4 may hc of any pr icrred type;

ictnliny; from the sipply tunic the n'esolens cost-ducting pipe 5. which projects nto inc 'imfiting fir-mice and terminates in the t hnsiiw w new the c; F

of the ti li o;- lhcr which will later :ippeari The side toward the engine is referred lo as the rear side 9 of the furnace.

The furnace 6 is provided with the door 10 on one side, which is equal in dimensions to the greater part of that side. Positioned in the bottom of the furnace is the receiving pan ll, which receives the cremated moths after they have been burned to death by the UlZtZB t the burner 7. This pan may he removed with its contents when the door in open position, Above the burner 7 is the. unnclshaned wire mesh guide 12, upon which the moths fall and which serves to guide them into the blaze of the burner 7. Above the guide 12 near the top of the crenniting furnace 6, is the entrance opening 13 in the front wall of the furnace.

The conducting pipe 1 leading from the suction fan 15 is connected to the front side of the furnace StlhlCtlll'Q gt the entrance opening 13 and through this pipe the moths are fanned into the furnace 6, as will he understood. Connected to the opposite side of the casing of the fan 15 is the vertical pipe 10, which has teirscoping its upper end the adjustable extension 17 carrying the four-way search light box 18, The box 18 is shown as having tour flared openings 19, eachhnving a reflector back of it and a lightpositioned in fr nt of the reflector, but :iny nnmher of one i may he provided with a:

- n each opening. 1;, will Hriiction. the lights non?- directions to 'nn the snrro spacer cwn fact that millers light id ny are Phil on V i 15 operated lights are burning and the rays from the some may he in all directions and as the moth mi y to the light thron openings suction from the will the $2 c.

. cm A f inc cremating oven- 6 upon the funnel shaped or" the latter, be di rccei ving I trap and destroy all nuisances such as moth millers which may be attracted by a light, it will be seen that the employment of the device will serve to protect cotton plants,"

fruit trees and many like plants and, thus,

prevent a great loss to the growers of plants, I

etc.,often destroyed by insects,

The machine may be placed in a cotton field or orchard in the early evening and started in operation and left until the following morning, when its operation may be discontinued, the furnace door swung open and the pan l1 removed with the remains of the insects.

As the destroyer is simple in construction and operation it may be manufactured at an extren'iely low cost and operated by unskilled persons.

What I claim is:

In a device of the class described, the combination with a portable platform, a suction fan supported by said platform, a furnace upon said platform, and a hollow connec tion between said fan and said furnace; of a vertical supporting rod secured to said platform, a search-light box having openings in the upper end thereof, lighting means within said box, telescopically adjusta'ble connections between said box and said fan, and means connecting the upper end of said support and said box for holding" the latter in adjusted position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES VAN FELT HOSEL'ION.

W itnesses M. E. BERRY, (1B. Benny. 

